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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Narrative.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, it is suggested that British literature worked to do what among the classes?
(a) Create a divide.
(b) Create harmony.
(c) Invoke shame.
(d) Instill a stronger sense of class.

2. In the West, most theorists believe language allows for _____________.
(a) Communication.
(b) Intimacy.
(c) Brotherhood.
(d) Thought expression.

3. According to Chapter 4, what is Hamlet about on a deeper level?
(a) Family betrayal.
(b) The downfall of Rome.
(c) The greed of lineage.
(d) The collapse of Elizabethan England.

4. Who is not a character in third-person narration?
(a) The antagonist.
(b) The family members.
(c) The narrator.
(d) The protagonist.

5. According to Chapter 6, what type of narrator do readers most trust?
(a) An honest narrator.
(b) A well-known narrator.
(c) An unbiased narrator.
(d) An educated narrator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who believed language is made up of a system of differences?

2. What should a novel be according to Mikhail Bakhtin?

3. According to Cullers in Chapter 6, what form of literature has been studied the most in the 20th century?

4. In order to understand language as a system, what must a linguist examine regarding its meaning and form?

5. According to Culler, what is a classic ideal that appears in many novels?

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